Question

You purchase 6 bunches of scallions. Each bunch weighs 6 ounces. The trim loss percent is 19%. After cleaning the scallions you have 29.5 ounces of cleaned scallions. What is the yield percent for scallions?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

If the price od 1 scallions weight 6ounces, 6 bunches of scallion wwill weight 6(6) i.e 36 ounces.

Cost price = 36 ounces.

%Loss = 19%

Get the selling price

%Loss = 36-Sp/36 * 100

19 = 36-Sp/36 * 100

0.19 = 36-Sp/36

0.19 * 36 = 36-Sp

7.41 = 36-Sp

Sp = 7.41 + 36

Sp = 43.41 ounces

If after cleaning you have 29.5 ounces of cleaned scallions, then then;

% gain = 43.41-29.5/29.5 * 100

%gain = 13.91/29.5 * 100

%gain = 47.2%

Hence the yield percent id 47.2%